Banga, India

Banga
Town
Banga is located in Punjab
Banga
Banga
Location in Punjab, India
Banga is located in India
Banga
Banga
Banga (India)
Banga is located in Asia
Banga
Banga
Banga (Asia)
Coordinates: 31°11′N 75°59′E / 31.19°N 75.99°E / 31.19; 75.99
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictShahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Founded byBaba Gola Ji
Government
 • TypeDemocratic
Elevation
237 m (778 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
20,906
Language
 • OfficialPunjabi[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144 505
Telephone code01823
Vehicle registrationPB 78
Sex ratio52:48 /

Banga is a town and Municipal council in the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab, India. Banga is also one of the sub-division (tehsil) headquarters of the district. Banga is located on Phagwara-Rupnagar section of National Highway 344A (Earlier State Highway 18 of Punjab). It is currently estimated to have a population of about 23,000 and is classified as a class 2 Municipality. The town also incorporates the former village of Jindowal apart from Banga town.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2011Gov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2019.